rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript

Space separated grouping expression in print is runtime error

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Description

This is a runtime error. Our parser needs to better handle catching this issue.

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This first item is okay, but the 2nd one isn't. So it appears the brs parser will interpret function calls with spaces, even in a print statement.
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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the two print-statement examples and inspect the brs parser's handling of space-separated function calls; done means the invalid form is caught as a parse error while the valid first form remains accepted.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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